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Date:      Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:12:19 -0800 (PST)
From:      Alex Belits <abelits@phobos.illtel.denver.co.us>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>
Cc:        Artur Grabowski <art@stacken.kth.se>, Tech1 <tech@scsr.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, isp@FreeBSD.ORG, tech@openbsd.org, tech-kern@netbsd.org
Subject:   Re: Detailed info on Fail-safe cluster for Freebsd/unixes
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.02A.9811121906280.18025-100000@phobos.illtel.denver.co.us>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811122138560.10145-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Chuck Robey wrote:

> > "Tech1" <tech@scsr.com> writes:
> > 
> > > The cost of this software is $350 but open for bargin. For more than 10M $
> > > company it's another price. If anyone working as consultant for companies.
> > > You may resell this software to them.
> > 
> > Or you can get almost the same thing for free from http://www.eddieware.org/
> > With source code. (Yes, I know it still doesn't run on *BSD, but that's a
> > matter of weeks until that code is released).
> 
> The guy's trying to make a living, and you're not.

  What difference does it make?

> You don't know the
> quality of either piece of software yet, but attitudes like that are a
> big reason that free software isn't more highly catered to by commercial
> companies.
> 
> If you want native versions of things like WordPerfect, then reconsider
> making posts like this.

  If someone wants native version of things like WordPerfect, he should
encourage companies like Corel to do port that software to FreeBSD. BTW,
I have a strong suspicion that Corel will rather accept ARM port of
FreeBSD than any kind of ass-kissing.

--
Alex


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